Yasseen Mansour
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- Milken Institute45 min
Real Estate in a Repriced World | Middle East & Africa Summit 2025
Caitlin MacLean, Ian Livingstone, Yasseen Mansour, Sue Nickason, Yassine
This event analyzed divergent real estate trajectories across key jurisdictions, highlighting the UAE's rise as a tax-efficient migration hub while detailing how Egyptian developers are countering inflation through premium branding and mixed-use revenue streams. Attendees examined strategic adaptations to global volatility, including Panama's fast-track privatization laws, Cayman Islands' self-sufficient infrastructure models, and the specific risks of surging data center debt and hospitality distress in the US. The discussion concluded that long-term success now requires rigorous due diligence on climate resilience and legal stability to navigate a market where speculative gains have given way to sustainable, experience-driven asset management.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Global Overview: Innovation, Partnerships, and Growth | Middle East & Africa Summit 2025
Hadley Gamble, His Excellency Jasem Al Budaiwi, Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed AlMheiri, Yasseen Mansour, Michael Milken, Yassine Mansour, Jasem Al Budaiwi, Mariam bint Mohammed AlMheiri
The 46th GCC Summit united regional leaders to prioritize collective defense following recent security threats while accelerating economic diversification, evidenced by non-oil GDP reaching 76% and the UAE becoming the global top destination for millionaires. Strategic investments totaling $150 billion target Africa's demographic growth and energy sectors, complemented by a joint AI strategy designed to transform government services and healthcare across the region. Positioned as a neutral mediator in global affairs, the bloc combines regulatory stability with massive infrastructure projects to attract capital flows and challenge traditional economic centers like Europe and the United States.
- Milken Institute54 min
Global Cities in a New Light | Middle East and Africa Summit 2024
Natasha Turak, Eric Garcetti, Goodwin Gaw, Nikhil Goel, Yasseen Mansour
Speakers from Archer Aviation, global city leaders, and real estate investors discussed strategies to overcome urban congestion through electric air taxis, high-density housing reforms, and sustainable infrastructure projects like Badia in Egypt. Key figures highlighted the critical need to balance ambitious greenfield experiments such as NEOM with practical financial viability, while advocating for regulatory pathways that bypass entrenched NIMBYism. The dialogue concluded with a consensus that successful future cities require integrated planning combining vertical mixed-income development, autonomous transport corridors, and organic growth models to ensure long-term livability and economic sustainability.